{"id":50,"date":"2023-07-14T14:22:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T17:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-03-29T14:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:11:20","slug":"history-bailey-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/fr\/history-bailey-house\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00c2g\u00e9e de plus de 200 ans, avec des racines qui remontent \u00e0 400 ans, la Bailey House est\u00a0l\u2019un des premiers b\u00e2timents du Canada <\/b>et repose sur le\u00a0domaine des seigneurs de Port-Royal<\/b><\/i>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In 1610, under the direction of Baron Jean de Poutrincourt, a small band of pioneers began the arduous task of transforming the Port-Royal trading post, began in 1605, into a permanent agricultural settlement. While the earliest chapters of the Seigneurial estate remain shrouded in the mist of the 17th century, the lineage of the land is undeniable. By 1610, Poutrincourt allotted 24 plots of land to the men in his company. We believe our estate was part of those original allocations. Our location was not only ideal for small scale farming, it is also in strategic location both in the town and along the river. We believe this estate is the most likely one that Jean Motin and Sir Charles De La Tour retreated to by 1654, when Emmanuel Le Borgne, and later the English, took possession of Port Royal.  By around 1688, Seigneur Alexandre Le Borgne de Belleisle (son of Emmanuel) and his wife Marie De La Tour (daughter of Jean and Charles) had established a formal manor along this scenic bend of the Annapolis River\u2014a private domain that served as the seat of aristocratic and commercial life in the region for decades.<\/p>\n

As the centuries turned, the manor and the estate changed hands many times starting with Francois Du Pont Duvivier, a Captain at the fort, whose son, also called Francois, would return in 1744 to lead an attack that very nearly recaptured the Fort for the French. Another owner was Samuel Douglass, whose wife is buried at Fort Anne and has the oldest gravestone in Canada. A later resident, Captain Edward How, Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, was assassinated in 1750. His widow, Marie Madeleine Winniet, has her own colourful story as the grand-daughter of “Baptiste” Maisonnat, a notorious French pirate. She was spared from Acadian deportation in 1755, likely due to the fact she was 3\/4 British and widow of a British Captain. By 1783 the estate and manor was purchased by Joseph Totten, a British Loyalist originally from Westchester, New York. <\/p>\n

The manor eventually gave way to the grander architectural ambitions of the Georgian era. The villa we see today was likely commissioned circa 1817 by James Robertson, a prosperous merchant who amassed a fortune during the naval activity of the War of 1812. However, the shifting economic tides of the early 19th century\u2014most likely the Panic of 1837\u2014forced Robertson to relinquish the estate. It was subsequently acquired by the widow Elizabeth Bailey, daughter in-law of Reverend Jacob Bailey, a prominent Loyalist clergyman who led a group of displaced parishioners from Maine to Annapolis Royal, where he became a leading figure in the town\u2019s religious and cultural life. Elizabeth transformed the residence into the town\u2019s premier accommodation, hosting the region’s most distinguished visitors for over half a century.<\/p>\n

Like many great historic houses, the property faced a period of quiet decline in the early 20th century. By 1910, the villa had been divided into tenements and fallen into a state of near-dereliction. It remained in this precarious state until 1942, when it was rescued by Suzanne Haliburton. Her stewardship began a new era of preservation, ensuring that the home was maintained with respect.<\/p>\n

The villa is exceptionally rare in its architectural integrity; unlike many of its contemporaries, no owner has ever significantly altered the core layout or added modern wings. The most notable update occurred around the year 2000, when ensuite bathrooms were discreetly integrated into each of the four principal bedrooms, seamlessly blending modern comfort with the home’s historic proportions.<\/p>\n

Today, the residence is curated with a philosophy that honours both the Regency and Federal eras. The interior serves as a living gallery, furnished with a significant collection of original antiques and fine art dating from the early 1600s through the 1800s. This collection mirrors the dual history of the estate: reflecting both its origins as a Seigneurial sanctuary and its evolution into a premier Georgian villa.<\/p>\n

Welcome to a house that does not merely remember the past, but lives within it.<\/p>\n

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